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Definitions of backfire
  1. noun
    the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

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  2. verb
    come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
    "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

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  3. noun
    a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

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  4. noun
    a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
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  5. noun
    a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
  6. verb
    emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
    "My old car backfires all the time"
  7. verb
    set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
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